Church News

TELL CITY – Would you like to knit or crochet hats and scarves for homeless shelters, veteran hospitals and Head Start children? Take your needles or crochet hooks and they’ll supply the yarn. The next meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Tell City First United Methodist Church.

Over the summer, St. Paul youth and adult chaperones went on a trip to help better the lives of the less fortunate.

This trip was sponsored by St. Paul Catholic Church and was fundraised through the course of a whole year. Coordinating various fundraisers, the teens helped members in Perry County, too. They helped set up the stage for the remarkable play put on at the school, washed cars and helped set up and tear down last year’s Schweitzer Fest fences, chairs and tables.

FERDINAND – The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand will offer a program, “Mary: A Gift to Many,” Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. EDT at the Benedictine Hospitality Center at Kordes Hall on the grounds of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand.

The program will explore the world’s view of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and how she is prayed to, celebrated, and recognized through many different cultural customs.

ST. MEINRAD –The Liturgical Institute has awarded its Spiritus Liturgiae Award to the Columba Kelly OSB, of Saint Meinrad Archabbey. The award recognizes distinguished service to the Catholic Church in promotion of the sacred liturgy.

Kelly, a Benedictine monk and priest, studied sacred music in Rome, earning a Licentiate in Sacred Theology degree from Sant’ Anselmo in 1959. He then studied at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, earning a doctorate in 1963.

EVANSTON – St. John’s Lutheran Church invites all area children to attend vacation Bible school from June 22 through June 26. The theme this year is Everest, where kids will discover what it means to hold on to God’s mighty power in everyday life.